In a continuation of our series of the
memorable moments of 2016 in the European royal houses, we have
events from June through August below. June: The month of
June saw Sweden’s National Day and the King and Queen travel to
Bhutan, Queen Máxima opened the Innovation Hub of Singularity
University, the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg celebrating
National Day, Queen Letizia joining First…
The Belgian Royal Court has announced
that Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium has been admitted to
the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels after
suffering a vertebral fracture from a fall. It added that the
fracture did not cause any neurological complicates…
We have compiled a list of events and
photos from the European royal houses, for our readers to enjoy and
look back on. Events from January through May are featured below.
January: King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrated 25 years on
the Norwegian throne. They became the…
His Royal Highness Grand Duke Jean of
Luxembourg was hospitalised a few days ago according to the Grand
Ducal Court. The doctors of His Royal Highness are satisfied with
his progress and are confident he will make a full recovery. In a
press release, the Grand Ducal Court said, “His Royal Highness the
Grand Duke Jean was hospitalised a few days ago following
bronchitis. “His treating…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
has called for the return of reason in his annual Christmas speech.
“Celebrating Christmas can be confrontational and make us think.
Close to the place where the crib once stood, there is now fear and
violence. The hardships of…
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has
been released from hospital. In a press release, the Swedish Royal
Court said, “The Queen has left Danderyd Hospital and is back home
at Drottningholm Palace. The Queen has recovered and is feeling
well under the…
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has given
his annual Christmas Eve address to the people of Luxembourg. The
speech was aired at 7:00 pm (6:00 pm GMT) in the small landlocked
country. HRH Grand Duke Henri – Grand Ducal Palace – Luxembourg –
15.12.2016 © 2016 Grand-Ducal Court / Claude Piscitelli / all
rights reserved In his speech, the Grand Duke spoke about the
uncertainties of…
Queen Silvia will spend another night in
hospital following being admitted on Friday evening with a
heavy cold and dizzyness. Her Majesty is being kept under
observation and doctors will decide whether to discharge her
tomorrow morning. This means The Queen will spend…
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden was
taken to the hospital late Friday night, the Swedish Royal Court
has announced this morning. The Royal Court has said that Her
Majesty has suffered from a cold recently and was taken to
Karolinska University Hospital in Solna due to…
A nine-year-old girl named Finn was given
the opportunity to visit King Philippe of Belgium at the Royal
Palace of Laeken (also called the Royal Castle of Laeken) in the
Laeken neighbourhood of Brussels. Belgian news
agency, Flanders News, released the one and a half minute
video of Finn with the King of the Belgians on 23 December. With
the video, they wrote, “It doesn’t happen very…
